People often use the terms “REALTOR®” and “real estate agent” interchangeably, but they are actually not the same! A real estate agent may not be a REALTOR®.
Real estate agents often assume that buyers know what a buyer’s agent is. That’s not always the case. In this post I explain in detail what buyer agency is and how it works.
Some observers suggest that real estate is one of the most highly regulated industries in the country. In addition to agency, contract and other laws and regulations specific to the business, many public policies regulate the real estate industry in some fashion.
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